On Sundays, I like to share three things I have enjoyed in the past week. They could be anything; just stuff that has, as Marie Kondo might say, sparked joy. They also don’t have to be new or recent, so long as I’ve enjoyed them this week.
Thing 1: Uncovering Lost Cities in the Amazon
Learning about the groundbreaking Nature study on hidden Amazonian earthworks was a fascinating reminder of how much history is still waiting to be uncovered. Researchers used airborne LiDAR technology to peer through the rainforest canopy, revealing over 20,000 ancient geoglyphs and roads built by a thriving precolonial civilisation.
It is inspiring to realise that the Amazon was once home to complex, creative societies living in harmony with the forest. Seeing modern technology peel back centuries of canopy to uncover ancient human ingenuity was easily one of the most exciting sparks of wonder in my week.
Thing 2: Milo Allan’s Murray Hall Released in Paperback
Back in June 2025, I reviewed Murray Hall, by Milo Allen. I enjoyed it a lot, and you can find the review via the link, below:
It’s a fascinating fiction based on the historical figure Murray Hall. Earlier this month (it passed me by when I was travelling), it was released in paperback:
I’d definitely recommend this book. To pull from my review, the book is a meditation on the lives we all construct, the masks we wear, and the truths we bury beneath them. It’s a story that asks us to look again, to listen more closely, and to honour the quiet revolutions that unfold in the margins of history.
Thing 3: Hadestown to Hit UK Cinemas in October
Hadestown is my favourite musical. I adore it. It’s great. I was very excited back when it was annouced that a live capture was being filmed and that it would be released in cinemas in the summer.
It was.
In the US.
Now, though, we do finally have a release date for the UK. It’s coming in October, and you can already buy tickets in my remote, little cinema! Fantastic. Love it. Cannae wait.